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It is so far from being needless pains, that it may bring
considerable profit, to carry Charcoals to Newcastle.
It is so far from being needless pains, that it may bring
considerable profit, to carry Charcoals to Newcastle.
He that hath a trade hath an estate; he that hath a calling hath an office of profit and honor.
He that hath a trade hath an estate; he that hath a calling hath an office of profit and honor.
Such hath it been--shall be--beneath the sun
The many still must labour for the one.
Such hath it been--shall be--beneath the sun
The many still must labour for the one.
Labor is man's greatest function. He is nothing, he can do nothing, he can achieve nothing, he can fulfill nothing, read more
Labor is man's greatest function. He is nothing, he can do nothing, he can achieve nothing, he can fulfill nothing, without working.
I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will read more
I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process.
Labour itself is but a sorrowful song,
The protest of the weak against the strong.
Labour itself is but a sorrowful song,
The protest of the weak against the strong.
When admirals extoll'd for standing still,
Of doing nothing with a deal of skill.
When admirals extoll'd for standing still,
Of doing nothing with a deal of skill.
American labor, which is the capital of our workingmen.
American labor, which is the capital of our workingmen.
Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle.
Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle.